FFO League One, Wigan Athletic vs. Blackpool (Sun Mar 09) Wigan Athletic | Blackpool 4-4-2 E | 4-3-3 C - | - | S_Tickle GK | GK D_Grimshaw J_Kerr DF | DF D_Thompson L_Morrison DF | DF J_Husband T_Pearce DF | DF J_Gabriel D_Dwyer DF | DF M_Ekpiteta M_Smith MF | MF S_Carey C_Lang MF | MF O_Norburn B_Adeeko MF | MF C_Hamilton S_Smith MF | FW K_Kouassi C_Wyke FW | FW K_Joseph J_Stones FW | FW J_Rhodes | B_Amos SUB | SUB R_O'Donnell E_Mitchell SUB | SUB D_Tharme J_Magennis SUB | SUB J_Weir M_Godo SUB | SUB K_Dembele L_Walker SUB | SUB T_Trusty Min. 6 :(wig) J_Stones has it now ... He takes on J_Rhodes ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Smith! ... M_Smith keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But D_Grimshaw palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 10 :(blp) S_Carey with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Kerr ... He crosses to K_Joseph ... A skilful effort from K_Joseph! ... But S_Tickle punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... Swung in by O_Norburn ... D_Dwyer gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 15 :(blp) S_Carey with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... S_Carey with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But S_Tickle just gets his fingers to that one Min. 16 :(blp) The ball goes loose! ... K_Kouassi seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... B_Adeeko stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 18 :(wig) D_Dwyer sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to J_Stones ... J_Stones belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... D_Grimshaw heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 18 :(blp) O_Norburn runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... S_Carey latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... J_Kerr robs him of the ball Min. 19 :(blp) K_Joseph barges L_Morrison off the ball ... K_Joseph curls it towards the top corner! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 21 :(blp) O_Norburn with an inswinging cross to C_Hamilton ... C_Hamilton hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... S_Tickle beats the ball away Min. 22 :(wig) L_Morrison looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Stones ... J_Stones goes for goal! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... D_Dwyer with an inswinging corner into the box ... D_Grimshaw fists it away! Min. 23 :(blp) C_Hamilton sprints forward with the ball ... C_Hamilton hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... That's put Blackpool into the lead! ... Wigan Athletic 0-1 Blackpool ... Min. 24 :(wig) C_Lang has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... C_Lang drives it towards goal! ... D_Grimshaw makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 25 :(wig) B_Adeeko plays in M_Smith with a beautiful ball ... Intercepted by J_Gabriel Min. 25 :(blp) K_Joseph plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... J_Stones with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 28 :(wig) J_Stones skips the challenge from J_Gabriel ... K_Joseph cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 33 :(wig) C_Lang plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Stones decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... D_Thompson with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 33 :(wig) L_Morrison beats his man ... D_Grimshaw is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... PENALTY!! ... The Referee has no hesitation in pointing to the spot! ... C_Wyke places the ball on the spot ... D_Grimshaw dives ... But he's gone the wrong way! ... GOAL!! ... That goal restores parity, and we're level! ... Wigan Athletic 1-1 Blackpool... Min. 42 :(wig) S_Smith feeds the ball through the middle ... C_Wyke runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... C_Wyke with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(wig) C_Lang spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to L_Morrison! ... A delicate chip from L_Morrison! ... D_Grimshaw with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 46 :(blp) S_Carey gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to J_Rhodes ... C_Wyke wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... - looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wigan Athletic 1-1 Blackpool Min. 46 :(wig) D_Dwyer pulls it back to C_Lang ... C_Lang breaks clear! ... He just has D_Grimshaw to beat! ... He lobs it over D_Grimshaw ... It just didn't dip quickly enough!! Min. 47 :(blp) J_Husband plays the early ball across the box to find K_Joseph in space ... K_Joseph goes for the top corner! ... S_Tickle with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 50 :(blp) D_Thompson looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to J_Gabriel ... J_Gabriel tries to lob the keeper! ... S_Tickle gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 54 :(wig) D_Dwyer sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to L_Morrison ... L_Morrison with the chance! ... But D_Grimshaw parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 55 :(wig) Substitution by Wigan Athletic ... COMING ON: M_Godo ... COMING OFF: S_Smith Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: K_Dembele ... COMING OFF: C_Hamilton Min. 55 :(wig) M_Smith sprints past D_Thompson ... M_Smith attempts the shot! ... D_Grimshaw fists it away Min. 57 :(wig) J_Stones steps over the ball ... He nutmegs D_Thompson ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... J_Stones with the side footed shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Pearce swings it in! ... D_Grimshaw easily catches it! Min. 59 :(blp) J_Rhodes is first to the loose ball ... Intercepted by M_Godo Min. 60 :(wig) M_Godo saunters past M_Ekpiteta ... M_Godo goes for goal! ... But he somehow misses ... The Blackpool fans laugh at him Min. 61 :(wig) M_Smith with a slide rule pass to J_Stones ... But M_Ekpiteta clears the ball to safety Min. 64 :(blp) K_Dembele spots a team mate in space ... He finds D_Thompson with a lovely pass! ... J_Kerr with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 65 :(wig) Substitution by Wigan Athletic ... COMING ON: E_Mitchell ... COMING OFF: D_Dwyer Min. 65 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: D_Tharme ... COMING OFF: M_Ekpiteta Min. 69 :(wig) L_Morrison brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Godo gets on the end of the pass ... M_Godo with a bomb of a shot! ... D_Grimshaw falls over ... But D_Grimshaw is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 72 :(wig) L_Morrison with an intelligent ball to J_Kerr ... But J_Gabriel clears the danger Min. 74 :(blp) S_Carey finds the run of J_Gabriel ... J_Gabriel is clean through! ... S_Tickle tries to make himself big ... He rounds S_Tickle ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... S_Tickle somehow manages to get to it!! Min. 75 :(wig) T_Pearce holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Kerr ... A great volley from J_Kerr! ... The ball moves through the air! ... D_Grimshaw moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... D_Grimshaw catches it with style! Min. 81 :(blp) J_Rhodes finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled T_Pearce ... E_Mitchell wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 82 :(wig) B_Adeeko controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... C_Lang gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_Husband hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... B_Adeeko with an outswinging corner into the box ... D_Grimshaw catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 82 :(blp) K_Joseph with a real burst of pace ... He shows T_Pearce a clean set of heals ... K_Joseph rifles it to the far post! ... S_Tickle won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 83 :(wig) M_Godo sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... M_Godo rifles it to the far post! ... D_Grimshaw makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 85 :(wig) C_Wyke eases past K_Kouassi ... C_Wyke launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 86 :(blp) K_Joseph picks up a loose ball ... But M_Smith slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(wig) B_Adeeko with the deft touch ... He takes it past J_Rhodes ... He knocks it to C_Wyke! ... But D_Tharme with the fine tackle Min. 89 :(wig) T_Pearce takes possession on the edge of the box ... T_Pearce smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But D_Grimshaw makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 89 :(wig) E_Mitchell bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_Morrison ... J_Rhodes wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick Min. 91 :(wig) E_Mitchell takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Tharme ... J_Gabriel goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 92 :(wig) C_Wyke plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Godo decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_Godo curls the ball in on goal! ... But it puts it well wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : DW Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wigan Athletic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Wyke Scorers : C_Wyke (33 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Adeeko (16), J_Stones (25), C_Wyke (46), E_Mitchell (81) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Hamilton (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Hamilton (23) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Grimshaw (33) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wigan Athletic | Blackpool Attempts on Goal : 18 | 9 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 11 | 6 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 4 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 3 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 16 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wigan Athletic 1 - 1 Blackpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Wigan Athletic Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Tickle GK 23 1 1 1 18 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 J_Kerr DF 1 19 15 8 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 16 L_Morrison DF 1 19 14 9 30 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 30 T_Pearce DF 1 18 14 7 14 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 17 D_Dwyer DF 1 16 11 4 22 | 66 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 33 0 M_Smith MF 1 15 19 6 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 3 36 C_Lang MF 1 5 17 15 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 17 B_Adeeko MF 1 15 17 5 26 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 11 -4 S_Smith MF 1 14 17 5 22 | 56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 C_Wyke FW 1 8 12 17 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -4 6 28 J_Stones FW 1 7 11 17 34 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 7 15 B_Amos GK 19 1 1 1 8 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Mitchell DF 1 14 10 5 26 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 J_Magennis DF 1 8 12 16 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Godo MF 1 5 16 15 10 | 40 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 27 0 34 L_Walker FW 1 6 11 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Blackpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Grimshaw GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 96 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 38 0 0 0 D_Thompson DF 1 19 14 9 22 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 0 J_Husband DF 1 18 14 9 32 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 0 J_Gabriel DF 1 18 15 8 36 | 96 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 0 31 M_Ekpiteta DF 1 18 14 7 18 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 S_Carey MF 1 5 18 14 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 O_Norburn MF 1 15 17 7 36 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Hamilton MF 1 4 17 13 10 | 56 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 K_Kouassi FW 1 8 12 17 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Joseph FW 1 8 13 16 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 24 0 30 J_Rhodes FW 1 7 11 15 16 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_O'Donnell GK 19 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Tharme DF 1 16 12 6 24 | 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 J_Weir DF 1 16 17 6 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Dembele MF 1 4 16 14 16 | 40 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 T_Trusty FW 1 3 14 12 10 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1741548358 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40